Affected products

Halloween Light-Up Skeleton and El Masks

Product description

This recall involves Halloween Light-Up Skeleton and El Masks. The masks are plastic and can be secured with an attached elasticized band. They have cut outs in the eye and nose areas, and have thin coloured tubing around the eyes, nose, mouth and top edge of the masks. The thin coloured tubing is shaped around the eye and mouth areas. The masks are operated with 2 AA batteries and when turned on, the thin coloured tubing lights up.

The following models are affected:

Product

SKU

UPC

Halloween Light-Up Skeleton and El Masks

935713

774223372229

929809

774223375138

Hazard identified

The wires underneath the mask may be exposed and come into contact with the face, posing a burn hazard.

As of October 30, 2019, the company has received 1 reports of an exposed wire in Canada, which resulted in a one minor burn injury.

Number sold

Approximately 3,607 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.

Time period sold

The affected products were sold from September 2019 to October 2019.

Distributor

Giant Tiger Stores Limited

What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the masks and return them to their local Giant Tiger store for a refund.

For more information, consumers may contact Giant Tiger consumer support at 1-833-848-4437 from Monday to Friday between 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, by email or visit their website.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.